That would be a good idea but they are quite far away so it would be a fairly large undertaking to execute a "trial" period.

Would it help if an item that smelled like the puppy was send to you so your pets could get use to puppy smell? I know people do this when they're bring a baby home , they'll bring something the baby wore and let their dog get use to the baby BO so when the baby does come home is not seen as an intruder.